Applicator for shoe polish



G. M. KENDALL .Y

' APPLICATOR Een SHOE-POLISH Fired Dec. `14, 1944 Sept. 2', 1947.

Patented Sept. 2, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT -oFric-E AerLrcA'roR FonJ snomrorilsn George M. Kendall, i-Peteibrioug'h, AN.

4Applie'atien December 1 l vThis invitationjrelates to applicators and polishersyand more particularly to a polisher which is adapted to dispensing and applying shoe polish pastes of various kinds and similar materials.

It is an object vor' the invention to provide a .combination holder, applicator" and polisher which is efficient and convenient to use, Which isl attractive to look at, and Which'provides for 'more satisfactory dispensing of polishes, pastes and similar materials. Other objects 0f the invention will appear from the 'following description ,of the wdrawings and 'discussion relating thereto.

'In the accompanying Fig. 1 is a plan view of invention;

Fig. 2` is a .vertical ,cross section taken on the line 2-'2 of Fig. l; v

Fig. 3 is an enlarged ragme'ntary view ofthe iront end ,of the polishing kit;

Eig. Ll is "aview infront elevation.; 'and Fig. .5 is a rear elevationalviewo the device.

The device generally includes a holder in which may .be supported a tubeoi polishing material, openings for. permitting .passageof the. paste from the tube `and holder, a tongne'member .for closing the opening inthe holder and in V-the tube, rand a rocker arm at the .top ,of the holder for `actu ating vthe `said -tongue member. -The lholder is -provided at itsunder side with .a polishing materiaLand fat .the forward endoi the holder'there is ,provided an applicator which is arranged in a position adapted. to receive paste `.as it is brought from the discharge holeof the tube by the tongue.

Referring more in .detail to .the-drawings, numeral lil indicates a holder and I2 refers -to a rocker arm pivotally mounted 1at the top of the holder. The members lll .and .I2 are made .oi rainy suitable material such kas plastic, metal, Wood, or other substances. As may be observed from an inspection of the drawings, these members are preferably shaped to offer a pleasing appearance and to iit comfortably Yin the ha-nd of the user, the contour of a transverse section being ovalshaped for this purpose, as is more particularly indicated in Figs. 4 and 5.

The rocker arm I2 may 'be pivotally mounted as on a pin I4 at the top of the holder and in a preferred arrangement is snugly fitted in a lor-igiu tudinal channel extending along .the top 'of the holder/ill. A clearance '16 is provided between the 'bottom |.8 of the rear Portion of the rocker arm and the side 2li of the channel so as -to permit the arm to pivot in a clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 2. 'The arm' I2 i's 'rcsiliently maindrawings:

the polishing kit 'of the 4, 1944, .SeialNo. 56.84133 3 Claims. (CI. *l5-'108) 2 tained in its normal position shown in Fig. v2 by means .of a spring 22.

The "holder IQisjformed with aV longitudinal bore Within Which maybe tted a tube or container 30 filled with a polish orpasteof a consistency' suitable forex'trusion. 'The 'bore' through the holder member is formedl at its forward end with 1an .edge 32 which Vserves as a 'stop for vthe tubje 'when 'thrust into position Yfrom the rear end of`the"liolden o The'forward nd Iof the tube 3.0 `is'p'rovidedjwith 'asnia11-jho1ef34nearits periphery for the removal 'ipasta Ihis Yhole is opened by vsome means'as'-by "the removal loi a 4cover immediately before 'the tribe is inserted 'in the bore, and the tube 'inserted ina position such that thehole 34 occurs adjacent to thelower sideof the holder as indicated in Figs. 2. 3 and 4l, and .coincident with the opening 'in the forward end ofthe bore. The tube is kept iroin turning Within the 'bore .and the proper positioning lof its. hole l34 'is assured-brooms suitable means, as for .example a spring clip 3l; l'm'ayalso desire to employ a lug or' a lpinwhichjpjas'ses transversely through the Ibiere' and 'engages against the tube. 'Various other inejans 'osecuringthe .tube 'may be resorted to.

Both' the opjen Dart and the "hole -3'41in the tube 'are .normally .closed andthe latter substantially sealed by a tongue lmein/:ier 411i which 'is resiliently urged .against 'the tube and iis ,of a siifcient Width .to Overlap the `opening 34, This .tongue maybe constructed in vany suitable Way; for example it bean inter gral extensiono'f .the arm, .or as indicated in the draW-ingsit may `bea thin strip of 'spring metal covered pad'of 'suitable material and hav ing one end afxed Vtothe arm andthe other end bearing resiliently against the front endof `the tube..

The tube, which `is supplied as a replaceable iihit,f,i's provided Y',v'vith .a longitudinally extending shaft Maw-hiet: islscrleW-threaded. AOne end of the shaft proiects. .out beyond the rear end ci the tnb'e 13! and 'has a handle 46 ,secured thereon to permit ,rotation of .the shaft. This handle may be colored .to indicate type .of paste within. l ILhe tube is vnormally fitted with asupply of paste Afl, lying in ron't .of .a plunger member 50 which may be in nie :form of a dise screw'threaaed Von the shaft .4d v.and :fitting closely against -ffthe innerl periphery .of the tube .30.

When the shaft .44 is rotated in .the proper ydi rection, the plunger 5D presses supply, .forging A,this materialiorwardly t:and out of the nent :end of thebore v against the-pastevk of opening 34. Behind the plunger 50 is a stopper 52 of cork or other suitable material, which fits snugly Within the container and' around the shaft 44 to seal the tube and prevent the escape of volatile solvent materials from the paste and. thus keeping the paste from thickening. A cover 36 rotating with the shaft and tting loosely within the rear end of the container 3U serves as a bearing against transverse pin crimping or other construction.

At the under side of the holder l are secured an applicator or dauber 60, a spreader brush 6|, and a polishing material 62. The polishing material is preferably formed of a soft substance such as soft bristles, lambs wool, 4and the like. The applicator 50 is arranged adjacent to the forward end of the tube at a point just below the opening 34. The location of the dauber or applicator at this point is especially designed to cooperate with the tube and also with the tongue 4U It will be observed that if the arm I2 is depressed, thus raising the tongue, and if the shaft handle-46 of the tube is then turned, the paste will be expelled; and upon release ofthe arm l2 the tongue will pass downwardacross the face of the tube with a wiping actionLtransferring the extruded paste tothe edge of the applicatorin a position convenient for transfer to a shoe or other article to be polished or treated. Thus the tongue `member serves to aid in transfer of the expelled material fromthe tube to the applicator in a clean stroke, and the 'presence of excess material at the front of the holderis avoided. In carrying out thisV operation, the tongue member continues to perform its sealingeiect with relation to the opening 34.

To use the device the operator holds it in his hand and bears against the rear vend of the rocker arm |'2 to pivot this member and raise its forward end. The tongue 40 is thereby lifted away from thehole 34, as has been diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.y While the tongue is in a raised position, the shaft 44 is rotated by turning the handle 46 which presses the plunger against the paste and'causes some of this material to extrude from the hole 34. When a sullicient quantity of the paste .has been extrudedV from the container, the arm `I2 is released, forcing ther tongue 40 downwardly into a sealed position over the opening in the container, and in so doing wiping the extruded paste from the container and conveying it to the Vforward edge of the applicator.' The paste on the applicator may then vbe spread to desired points on a shoe or other article after which, if desired, the polisher 6 2 may be rubbed or applied to'the shoe in the usual manner.V

It will be seen that the device is compact and convenient to use since it combines a container of polish orpaste, an applicator and polisher all in one unit and theV applicator is arranged so that Ait naturally is ina position bothto receive paste and apply it. The tongue insures aproper sealing action v'and elimination of loss of volatiles, at the same time transferring paste to the applicator and providing ameans of removing excess amounts of paste from the face of the tube. It will also -be noted that the tube is closed at all times except at; the instant of use; and that due to the spring-impelled action of the rocker arm and tongue, it is at the same time exceedingly easyto'obtain paste from they tube, and impossible to leave the tube open.

I may desire to resort to various other shapes paste container detachably secured-in the bore,

' dened by the appended claims.

I claim: f Y 1. A polishing kit comprising in combination a holder having a bore formed therethrough, a

said container having an opening formed at the lower front en d thereof, means for forcing paste out ofthe said opening in the container, an arm pivotally mounted at the upper side of theV holder, spring means for resiliently maintaining the front end of the arm against the holder, a tongue extending from the arminto a sealed positionover the said container adapted to assume a raisedpositionupon movement of the arm, thereby to permit ejection of paste from the tube, an applicator secured at the under side of the holder adjacent tothe opening Y in the container, and a polishing materiali attached at the underside ofthe holder yand tothe rear of the applicator.

2. A polisher comprising a holder havingan applicator member Ysecured atV the front `end thereof, a rocker armpivotally mounted at the' upper side of the holdeia container supported in the holder and formed with an opening near the perimeter of the end adjacent tothe said applicator, a tongue member secured to the rocker arm and being normally held in sealed relation with respect to the opening,

the holder, said container having an opening lying closely adjacent to one side of thedauber,

means for expelling pastethrough the opening, a tongue member supported on the forward end of an arm which is movably attached to the holder, the extremityy of the ently urged into sealed relation with the opening in the' paste container, said. extremity of the tongue in vassuming a sealed position ove the container opening being adapted Ato tra sfer paste material-as it is emitted from the containj er upon adjacent edges of the dauber.

GEORGE M.

REFERENCES CITEDy The following're'ferences are of v'record inthe le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Date Number Name 136,289 Wale Feb. 25, 1873 2,265,289 Kendall Dec. 9, 1941 1,542,925 Wambold June 23, 1925V 815,934 fRogers Mar.'20, 1906 1,319,264 ,Barnes et al. Oct. 21, 19.19 1,890,319

Eckstein Dec. 6, 1932 opening, said tongueV and meansfor expelling pastethrough the container and holderY tongue member lying closely adjacent to the dauber and being resili- 

